Dar es Salaam vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$353	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	44	31
😀 Quality of life	55	54
🏙️ Population	4.72M	120K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 10% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6805th and 6432nd ($722 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Tanzania and Thailand, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 5882nd and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Pattaya

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	Dar es Salaam	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$9189

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$548
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$543
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$482
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$745
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$433
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$571
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1091
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1500
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$534
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$535
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$493
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1093
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$574
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$466
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1394
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$518
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1190
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$460
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$483
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$516
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1079
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$581
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$583
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$498
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$511
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$509
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$559
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$509
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$509

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516